14. There is a generation whose teeth are as swords,and their jaw teeth as knives,to devour the poor from off the earth,and the needy from among men.
15. The leech has two daughters,crying, “Give, give.” There are three things that are never satisfied,indeed, four things never say, “It is enough”:
16. the grave, the barren womb,the earth that is not filled with water,and the fire that never says, “It is enough.”
17. The eye that mocks at his father,and despises to obey his mother,the ravens of the valley will pick it out,and the young eagles will eat it.
18. There are three things which are too wonderful for me,indeed, four which I do not know: